Condenser.



- r E. T. WINKLER|` A commnsm Arrmm'rxonmammina,190e. `I y y v 968,909; Patented Aug.30,1910.

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1 A. HILDEBRAN, ONE-THIRDv T0 1')` PQ- GRAY, A.NID ONE-THIRD y'.IZOIOHN W. ROBERTS, ALL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

conbnnsml i Application mcd February 8, v1909. Serial No. 476,710.

To all whom itmayconcm': Y y l 1 Be' it known that L'Eirxneorr T. WINKLER',

a .citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the count-y of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new` ai'd useful Improvements in Condensers;

and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of tlie invention, such as will enable others skilled in t-he art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being-had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates toy condensers and more particularly to a device of that class foi` use in refiigerating systems.

It is the object of my invention to provide simple and "effective means for cooling the coils, wit-hin which a reftigerating agent is condensed, to the lowest practical degree, iu

order to `maintain a low ressiire 4against which the pumping mechanism of the refrigleiating system may act. v

It is a further object of my ivnt-ion to )rovide a condenser in `which a' cooling liquid iii-ay circulate overthe condenser in order to exercise economy in 'the cooling' agent. and to provide means for so controlling siich cooling agent that the proper sup- ,pl y thereof for diil'eicnt condensing refluirebe placed in rcfrigerating cars for the purments inay be autoinaticall supplied.

It is a'fiiithcr object o my invention to provide a condenser which may be so simple and economical in construction that it may pose of cooling such cars when in' transit.-

A further obj ect of my invent-ion is to'provide the iinprovcddetails of structure, pres-V ently described and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accom-` panying drawings, in whiclni Figure I ispa central vertical section of ii condenser constructed according to my invention. `Iiig. II is a similar view of a modificdlirin of the condenser.

Referring more in detail to the artsz-fl designates the condenser base W clialso serves as the receiving pan for the circulating liquid or cooling agent. At the center ofthe pau lis ainupwarf ly directed drinn .2

which forms an aniiiiliis in the pan l and an interior chiiiiibr which is utilized for dis- Vtrihutingicooling air, vas will presently be set forth. Thedrum 2 is preferably integral with pan land provided at its top withav sheet metal cylinder 3, having the perforations l therein, and provided with avcover 5 which entirely` ncloses the upper portion of the chamber incloscd by said drum and cylinder. i

Supported inthe piin 1 isa casing 6 which is prcfcrahlwset up from the pan bottom by the legs 7, in order that the cooling liquid may flow freely throughout the pan. Located in the anniiliis, between the casing 6 and the kdrum and c i'liudei'- :2 3 are the. brackets 8 upon which is supported a doiihle coil 9 9',

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through which the i'efrigerating agentis adapted to flow, the coils. opening from a manifold 10 with which the pipe l1 fromA the refrigeratiiig system communicates, and passing through separate apertures in the casing 6. v. i

The coils are airanged at 'different distances from the central drinn in order that acooling agent iiiav he distributed over both coils and be supported hy the brackets. At their lower ends the coils project through separate apertures in thc casing 6 and empty into a manifold l2 from which the pipe 13 leads back to thc system in the'top of the casing.' Extending over'the central drinn and coils is a distribiiter for the cooling agent, which pi'etcrably comprises a huh 1-L which is rci'oliihlc on the end of af, supply pipe 15, and is perforated to proiiide exit ports for the cooling agent.

'Pipe l5 leads to a pump 16 which takes water from the ian 1 and forces it npwardly into the distrihiiter. The distribnter 14 is revolved by the force of the water from the pump, but as this part is of a well known construction, I will not describe it in detail. v i

ldesignatcs a Supply pipe which empties into-pmi 1 :and the flow through which is ,controlled by :in automatic valve 18 having 'n..float'lfl foi-controlling the valve opening.

20 designates: a blower which is located below the coils. preferably within the cenlral drinn. and preferably comprises fan blades and :i .motor for actuating Sameui 2l iles:gii;iles a hood on thc casing 6 which is adapted for inclosing the bondensing parts. v

c drum and the pump operated casing When in use therefrigerating agent is delivered to thel coils around the central to circulate a cooling agent over said coils, betweenV the Y and central drum, the force of the Water revolving thedistributer when the Structure illustrated in Fig. I is used, kso

`that the cooling agentmay be distributed equally over the co1 s. Simultaneously with the distribution of the cooling agent the blower is `operated to. discharge a blast of,k

air' over the cooling agent, preferably through the perforations in the central drum, so that the agent nis cooled after its passage overa portion ofthe coils. When the cooling agent has passed over the coils it is caught in the pan 1 from which it is c returned to the dstributer through the medium of the pump and ipel. e

-With a condenserot` t 1s construction, the

water, which is the usual cooling agentused.,

may be used until it is depleted by evapora: v

tion, when a fresh supply may be taken in from the pipe 17, the automatic 'valve .controlling the, level of the Water in the pan,

through the medium of the float 19.

-In the modified form, the only changes `made are by roviding the inverted cone at the bottom ofp the air from theV blower around'the drum,

atthe bottom, instead of through the perfol rations, and the distributer which there conthe central drum and forcing sista of a rforated, plate covering for the i 4 casing. T e operation of the modified form is the same as that shown tofore described.y I I Y Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new therein and 'desire to secure by Letters-Patent is having perforations, a coil surrounding said drum,a easing inclosing said coil and drum, means for distributing a cooling agent over. said coil, and means for forcing a blast of rations. Y

' 2. "A condenser comprising a central drum, having perforations in its sides and provided kwith a cover, a coil'surrou-nding said 'f for delivering air thereinto, for the purpose set forth.

3. A condenser comprising a central drum, a coil surrounding `said drum,'a casing in-y closing said drum and coil, a fluid supply .pipe terminatin above the drum, ahead 'over said coil. .e

`Intestnnon whereof I atiix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

y f Witnesses; J Y

. MYRTLE M. JacKaoN,y 'I E. A. CAmLL.

drum, an outer casing inclosing said drum 50` and coil, means for delivering a spray over- Y said coil, and a fan located beneath the perf forated portion of said drum and adapted -revoluble onsai pipe, and'spray ipes caro l "ried bv said head and adapted or travel EHREGoT'r T.v WINKIJER.'V 

